VP, Project Leader, Securities Services & Custody Operations

Business-driven Operations Transformation Projects
Project Lead, Small Team Buildout
Sector Relevance: Securities Services, Custodian Banking, Asset Servicing, Transfer Agents, Shareholder Services, Cash Management & Payment

Our client is a leading financial services group with established and expanding businesses across Securities Services, Custodian Banking, Asset Servicing. As part of the group's new strategic initiatives, a newly created position has arising for an experienced Operations Transformation Leader to build and head a newly created function, overseeing initiatives that enhance securities trading operations, drive business innovation, and support strategic priorities.

The key responsibilities for this position are as follows:

Provide strategic leadership for a dedicated transformation function focused on enhancing operational effectiveness and supporting long-term business priorities.
Oversee large-scale change initiatives, ensuring successful implementation, strong governance, and continuous enhancement of processes and service delivery.
Take accountability for financial and operational workflows, including fees and billing, payment collections and operations, controls, issue resolution, and service execution standards.
Serve as a key representative to regulators, market infrastructure partners, industry participants, and other external stakeholders on strategic and operational matters.
Lead cross-functional programmes that support market development, product evolution, and enterprise-wide business objectives across multiple asset classes.
Advance the organisation's technology agenda by promoting automation, digital solutions, paper-less digitalization, artificial intelligence, and innovative operating practices.
Design and strengthen operating frameworks, policies, controls, and governance standards to ensure regulatory compliance, scalability, and sustainable growth.
Develop organisational capability through talent cultivation, succession planning, knowledge retention, and by fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.


Successful applicants will have the following skills and experience:

Degree-qualified professional with academic credentials in operations management, supply chain management, engineering, business, finance, operations, technology, or a related discipline.
Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience in Operations, Transformation, Change Management and or Project Management.
Industry experience from Banking, Securities / Trading / Markets Infrastructure, Logistics, Supply Chain or relevant regulated and operationally complex environments.
Demonstrated success delivering enterprise-wide transformation, modernization, digitalization and efficiency initiatives that generate tangible business impact.
Proven people leader with the ability to build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams while driving organizational change.
Strong stakeholder management capabilities, with experience partnering closely with senior executives, regulators, external vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Committed to innovation and operational improvement, with exposure to digital transformation, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and process optimization.
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with fluency in English and Cantonese, Mandarin proficiency is an advantage.